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By: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. The Lazarus story is full of human pain and disappointment. It unveils high drama fed by the rawest of human emotions. Many of the great stress issues families’ face will be in this study. One of them is how are we to manage our faith when God does not answer […]
By: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. Full many a gem of purest ray serene, The dark unfathomed caves of oceans bear. Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air. Thomas Gray, an English poet, published this poem in 1751 to recognize common people who do noble and […]
By: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. When Jesus was eight days old, His parents made the five-mile walk from Bethlehem and took Him to the temple for dedication and circumcision (Luke 2:21-24; Leviticus 12:8; Exodus 13:1-2, 12). John (the Baptist) was about three months old when Baby Jesus was dedicated. A man named Simeon who was […]
By: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. Mary was already full of the Old Testament Scriptures when Gabriel visited her. Her parents must have started her memorizing from the time she could talk. Nazareth was on a trade route, and the arrival of a caravan was about the biggest event that took place in sleepy Nazareth. Some […]
By: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So, the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God” (Luke 1:35-36; John 1:29, 36). King David is the prophet who foretold the Heavenly Father has a Son (Psalm […]
BY: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. The highest drama and at the same time the most profound instruction by the Master Teacher mark the last week of Jesus’ life before His crucifixion. Known as Passion Week, the story portrays the rawest pain of rejection and betrayal, and the cruelest depths of persecution and suffering. It also […]
By: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. “Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken.” Utterly amazed, they asked: ‘Aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans? Then how is it that each […]
By: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. This is the first time I have given specific study to the meaning of grace. Looking back over the years I guess I took the message of God’s grace for granted. This study has proven to be a rewarding effort for me even though this surely is not an exhaustive […]
By: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. “On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice [krazo], “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him.” 39 By […]
(Galatians 5:1-6:3) BY: Frank Tunstall. D. Min. Circumcision held a near stranglehold on the people of Israel. This brutal chocking was the big issue Paul had to overcome in his ministry to the Galatian believers. The Holy Spirit guided and empowered Paul so that the stronghold could be broken and the church could be born. […]